Team Building Activities to Create Sustainable Intergenerational Communities
To enhance the lives of all age groups in communities throughout the U.S. can be a daunting task. I have found this to be true whether I was building Neighborhood “Ward” programs for cities or facilitating intergenerational conferences. Without effective team building activities that teach good norms and protocols, efforts can be sketchy at best. […]
Team Building Beats Employee “Sunday Night Blues”
Many American employees are filled with stress and dread as their weekend winds down. Why? It means Monday morning will soon be here with promises of a week packed with potential turmoil, impossible deadlines, and long hours. However with the strides made in leadership and team building programs and team building exercises, many employees should […]
Global “Digital Transformation” Requires Committed Leaders and Corporate Team Building
More change is on the horizon. A recent study, “Embracing Digital Technology: A New Strategic Imperative,” reveals opportunities for C-suite executives to improve company performance through employing digital technology strategies in social media, mobile, analytics, and embedded devices. The study concluded, “Digital transformation needs to come from the top” but faces a variety of challenges. […]
A Healthy Team Is A Productive One
The Hartford, on September 25, released its third in a series of four reports this year providing insights on various trends in the workplace. Best-selling author and marketing consultant Lindsey Pollak shares her expertise on the Millennial generation and what both employees and employers can anticipate going forward. The first two reports, published in April […]
Health and Engagement Goals Reduce High Health Care Costs
Stress kills. We all know this. So it makes good sense that executives who want to keep health costs to a minimum during shifts toward Obamacare would focus on employee health and engagement goals. As companies strive to keep workers healthier and stem the tide of higher health care costs, it is sensible to embrace […]
Reduce Workplace Conflict to Improve Productivity
Experienced educators often advise first year teachers not to crack a smile until after Christmas vacation. Obviously, the intent is to give students the impression that these teachers are tough, strong disciplinarians as opposed to being nice which could be interpreted as being a pushover. The extent to which this advice works varies widely depending […]
What Financial and Work Gems Did Gen Z and GenY Learn During The Great Recession?
There is a silver lining in America’s longest recession that in many ways mirrored the Great Depression for Gen Z and Millennials. Worth its weight in gold is the impact the great recession has had on the financial savvy lessons learned by the youth looking for work. However, there are real concerns that youth share […]
Top Companies That Exemplify The Best Leadership
At TIGERS Success Series we have been teaching for over two decades that good leadership is intentionally developed within organizations. Good leadership does not happen by default or by position. And, it is a mission critical goal for business owners who stagnate their companies through ineffective practices that result in high turnover and flat profits. […]
What Really Leads to Happiness in the Workplace?
Do leaders have to give away the boat in order to receive high marks from employees when it comes to happiness in the workplace? The answer is no. Researchers at Cangrade just completed a study of 584 employed Americans and discovered that Intellectual Stimulation is the number one predictor of Happiness and Job Satisfaction in […]
Creating and Sustaining Employee “Fidelity” in the Workplace
Employee infidelity. It can be the demise of today’s businesses. But just what does it mean when employees are unfaithful to an organization? It means that a once solid relationship between employee and employer is now broken and the employee has moved on to a competitor willing to “woo” and nurture their expertise and talents. […]